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The Symphony of Sirens, Revisited
From: Charles Maynes
Caption: Avraamov conducting the Symphony of Sirens in Moscow. November 7, 1923., Credit: Andrey Smirnov
In November of 1923, a Soviet composer named Arseny Avraamov stepped onto a Moscow rooftop clutching two oversized flags. His plan: to conduct an ...

Bought by KUER, WABE, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 7
All Mixed Up : Shakedown with James Ellroy
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Conversation with author James Ellroy about his online book "Shakedown" featuring Confidential magazine and LA Detective Fred Otash. Featuring clas...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:08
SMERCK
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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SMERCK introduces a new wonder drug in a effort to help the world be well

  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
Illegal Mail
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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For students locked up in Maine's Long Creek Youth Development Center passing notes is a crime... and an art form. Jacorey investigates.

Bought by The Story, KUOW, PRX Remix, KUT, and YouthCast


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 5
Cycle of Fear: The Thin White Line Between "Biker Friendly" and "Biker Deadly"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lifelong journalist and cyclist, Paul Fischer, on what it takes to survive urban cycling in 2011...told thru soundbites, music and narration. Helme...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 58:32
The Twin Paradox
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Step into the weird world of relativity as we walk through the Twin Paradox with help from some great physics teachers.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 2
The Searchers
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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Where do lost stories go? Potato pancakes are involved.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 1
Going Local: The Ins And Outs Of "Washingtonian-ness"
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Paris has its Parisians, Boston its Bostonians. What does it take to be/become a Washingtonian?

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
Creative Commutes
From: David Schultz
Caption: Slugging at the Pentagon is just one of the ways people in the Washington region develop their own methods of avoiding traffic-clogged highways., Credit: David Schultz/WAMU
Traffic congestion in the D.C. region is at an all-time high. That's forced many to get creative with their commutes.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
J Street, Traffic Circles & The Swamp That Never Was
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Was DC really built on a swamp? Why does the grid system have no J Street? And what's up with all those crazy traffic circles?

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 3
Matters of Love and Faith
From: Pauline Bartolone
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Audio Portrait of a Muslim Polygamous Family

  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 11:32
Greg Palast, Santa Fe Apr 29 07 with poet Coral Bernal
From: Cultural Energy
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Greg Palast speaking on his book "Armed Madhouse"

  • Added: May 04, 2007
  • Length: 59:21
Dumpster Diving
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Tips, Tricks, and reasons why a person should find their new stuff in someone's old stuff.

Bought by YouthCast, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Tomate Latino
From: John (Jock) Chamberlain
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Intro to the upcoming weekly broadcast of Radio Tomate

  • Added: Dec 14, 2006
  • Length: 02:04
Adventures at Kosherfest
From: Julie Subrin
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A visit to the world's biggest annual kosher food show

Bought by KUOW and CKMO


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
Preserving Classic Turkeys
From: The Environment Report
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Farmers are raising 'heritage' turkeys to preserve DNA

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
100 Mile Meal: A Homegrown Thanksgiving
From: The Environment Report
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A reporter's attempt to buy all of the ingredients in his Thanksgiving meal from sources within 100 miles, right down to the salt.

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, Delta College Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 30
The Trouble with Harry (Nilsson)
From: Jackson Braider
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Harry Nilsson: The Beatles called him their favorite group, and though he died 12 years ago, there's resurging interest in the artist and his work.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jun 06, 2006
  • Length: 11:08
  • Purchases: 1
Elephants and Sex
From: Karen Michel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
the sex trade and the GOP

Bought by WUNC and WCOM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2004
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 2
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
From: Jackson Braider
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When the campaigns rallied in 1840, they were there to par-tee!

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Aug 10, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1